I, myself, would definitely leave them with her. It's sooooo much less work and I think the chicks are healthier and definitely alot happier.
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Personally I give my chicks that are with the broody mommas medicated chick starter. It may not be necessary, but it doesn't hurt the hen to eat some of it as long as you are not eating the eggs.Its actually two mamas and it looks like they are sharing the babies pretty well, do I need to give them medicated feed since they are with the mamas or just regular starter?
What do I know about them? Honestly, not much. I am one to do a lot of reading, and my Standard of Perfection is my bible in the chicken world. I'ts an old one, but still works for me. I recently joined the ABA, but haven't purchased the ABA standard yet. The is on the agenda.What you want to know about them? The Color is actually based on the Old standard With darker hackle color and the brown comes from the brown based black and dark brown undercolor in the feather. So many you see anymore are lighter hackled like a lemon hackle and the black and underdown is wrong..
Here are a few of my Hens in photos of course.What do I know about them? Honestly, not much. I am one to do a lot of reading, and my Standard of Perfection is my bible in the chicken world. I'ts an old one, but still works for me. I recently joined the ABA, but haven't purchased the ABA standard yet. The is on the agenda.
When I get them I will have to look them over closely, and probably just do on-line comparisons. I know no one else that has any, and seriously doubt that anyone in this area has any. I haven't even seen any at the few shows I have attended. I am hoping I can have some in show condition for whatever is the next show I attend, and I imagine I will learn as much or more then as any reading I can do. The last show I wanted to go to the birds I was going to bring (black rosecombs and silver duckwing old English) went into a pretty heavy molt right before I was going to send in my registration.
Thanks for the info about their color. I'll have to see if I can tell the diffence in the hackle color and underdown that you mention.
Going from memory of what the ones I will be getting look like.... yours look very much like what I remember. I really like the shape or type of your hens. I'm hoping I can get mine sometime in the next few weeks. I'll try to post pictures then, and maybe get some pointers. I'll try to find out where she got her stock from. I think she has been raising them for about 5-6 years. She and I are both terrible with names.
In the event you decide to add to them I will have some available before long.Going from memory of what the ones I will be getting look like.... yours look very much like what I remember. I really like the shape or type of your hens. I'm hoping I can get mine sometime in the next few weeks. I'll try to post pictures then, and maybe get some pointers. I'll try to find out where she got her stock from. I think she has been raising them for about 5-6 years.
Cool. Might have to arrange a "chicken train" via my sis.In the event you decide to add to them I will have some available before long.